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Safegadget.com is a new computer security website that helps educate individuals and small businesses on how to safely use their devices in an age where computer breaches are in the news every day.

A new vulnerability known as Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) PIN Brute Force (US-CERT VU#723755) allows most wireless routers to be quickly hacked.

The public is unaware that there is a security hole

Most routers sold in the last 4 years are vulnerable

The easy to use Reaver attack tool is now available

Wireless router manufacturers are slow to produce a fix

A new How To protect your wireless router against the WPS vulnerability article helps users cope with the new Wi-Fi Wireless Network WPS vulnerability that affects millions of users. Hackers can recover a wireless network’s secret WPA, WPA2 password within hours of using a hacking tool. With the password, criminals can capture all information being sent on your network including online banking, online shopping, and online trading data. Hackers could also steal Internet Access and perform illegal activities such as downloading pirated material on compromised wireless networks.

Safegadget.com helps users identify which hardware wireless routers are vulnerable as well as patch them to prevent the problem.

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